Philippa of Hainault

Philippa of Hainault (24 June 1314-15 August 1369) was the Queen of England from 24 January 1328 to 15 August 1369 with Edward III of England.

Biography
Philippa of Hainault was born on 24 June 1314 to William I of Hainault and Joanna of Valois, coming from the French Catholic House of d'Avesnes. In October 1327 she married the future King Edward III of England by proxy in Valenciennes, and on 24 January 1328 she formally married him in the Cathedral of York in the Kingdom of England. Philippa acted as regent for her busy husband, and she accompanied him on his expeditions to Scotland, France, and Flanders. She gained popularity when she persuaded her husband to spare the burghers of Calais from massacre, and the people of England loved her. She died on 15 August 1369 of dropsy.